Congratulations to Bhumika Patel for becoming the first GBIS ACI Scholarship candidate to receive a reimbursement check for completing the CBET certification test. GBIS offers the award to qualified applicants to encourage individuals to become certified and to help reduce their cost.
Mrs. Patel did her Diploma in biomedical engineering from Government Polytechnic Gandhinagar, India in 2010 and went on to obtain her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, India. She has received several honors and attended various activities involving biomedical engineering.
She presently works for G.E. Healthcare, Atlanta, GA. Her job duties include service excellence, responds to evaluate, diagnose and perform repairs, calibrations and perform PM and safety environmental inspections along with various other responsibilities.
Mrs. Patel spoke at the 2019 GBIS Technical Conference after Horace Hunter, Executive Director and Dr. Mike O’Rear, Board of Trustee member presented her the award and reimbursement check. Martin J. McLaughlin, AAMI presented her the AAMI pin.
Here is what she had to say:
“Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen!
I am extremely honored to be receiving this GBIS ACI Certification award. I am very grateful for the recognition that I have received for my achievement.
I have faced several challenges on my way here, but would like to thank almighty for giving me strength to achieve this. Moreover I would like to thank my better half my husband for encouraging me. My parents, my in-laws, family and friends for their tremendous support. Winning this award would not have been possible without the inspiration.
The toughest battles are the ones fought against nature’s will. When ‘un-explainable phenomena’ cripples one’s body, one tends to ask “why me?” And there is enough number of people in the world fighting this battle. This gives my life purpose and inclines me to be involved in healthcare. Mary Schmidt once wrote, “Our body is the most important instrument we’ll ever possess” and through biomedical engineering, I hope to keep this instrument ‘sharp- sounding’ when the music fades away. This will be my gift to the world.
I also promise to only get better at my work. Thank you all. Thank you GBIS for believing in me. I encourage you all to be certified. It’s better for us, for our society and for the healthcare industry.”
MediMizer, Inc. was the sponsor for this year’s award. MediMizer, Inc., founded in 1983, is an independent biomedical software company that develops maintenance management solutions for hospitals and biomedical service organizations. MediMizer’s award-winning software is specifically designed to ensure that health care organizations can meet regulatory agency requirements while delivering the highest levels of patient care. MediMizer’s suite of software products delivers easy-to-use preventive maintenance scheduling, work order processing, built-in reporting, and parts inventory. As part of a turnkey solution, MediMizer also provides advanced training, report writing, consulting, and data conversion and migration services.
The GBIS ACI Scholarship Program is open to all cooperate members for their financial support. Cooperate members may contact any GBIS Board member to participant.
